***
“I can’t come right out and tell him that, Paul.” Troy snapped. “But he knows. He tells me to control myself and think pure thoughts whenever I’m aroused around him.”
“Oh boy,” Paul murmured.
“It’s all good because I wouldn’t know what to do anyway.” Troy got off the couch and went to pick up the two cell phones that Philip had left on the dining table. “Besides, that mammoth dick of his is definitely getting nowhere inside me. This is ours.” He said as he sat back down beside Paul. “This one has your name.” Troy handed one of the boxes to Paul.
“Thanks.” Paul took the fully charged phone out of its box and began to scroll through it. “I already have your number and some others stored. Cool! Come closer and let’s take a shot.”
“You’re crazy.” Troy laughed but he sat closer to Paul and smiled as he took the shot of them.
“Here, let me use yours too.” Paul snatched Troy’s phone from him. “Now smile.” He instructed as he took another shot of them. “Now sit back and let me take one of you.” Paul said as he moved off the couch to sit on the center table and focused on Troy. Before he snapped, however, he reached out and ruffled Troy’s hair, giving him a sexy bedroom look. Then he quickly snapped before Troy lost interest. “Great. Now let me…” Paul said slowly as he pressed some buttons on the phone. “Done.” He gave the phone back to Troy and took his seat again. “So tell me…how badly do you want Philip?”
“I already told you. Very bad.” Troy said as he frowned at his phone. “A message already?” He muttered.
“From who?” Paul asked with all innocence.
“Philip,” Troy mumbled as he opened the message. He couldn’t suppress the delicious thrill that rocketed through him as he read it out. “You’re sexy as fuck.” Troy moaned as he raised his head and looked at his friend with wide eyes. “What did you do, Paul?”
“I sent him the picture I just took of you.” Paul shrugged. “You looked too hot I just had to send it.” He grinned. “He clearly loved it too. And look at what his response did to you. Your eyes are all glazed over with lust. Damn.”
“Paul…” Troy groaned, turning bright pink.
“So…you’re scared of the dick huh?” Paul grinned.
“Dude, I saw it.” Troy kept rereading the message from Philip. “It was huge. Remember, I’m not as experienced as you.”
“A day is coming soon when you’ll be begging to get plowed by that dick.” Paul drawled. “In the meantime, we need to work on your man.” Paul sat forward. He looked like a man on a mission. “I don’t know why he’s holding back but you look like you’re about to die from deprivation, Mr. Wolfie. We’re going to drive him out of his mind to the extent that he will be giving you that dick before he knows what hit him. These phones came at the right time.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” Troy looked at his friend as if he’d suddenly sprouted horns.
“It’s called seduction, Troy. Now shut up and listen.”
***
The dining room buzzed with laughter and chatter the next morning as Philip, Troy, Jeremy, Ryan, Stan, Paige, Paul, Agyemang, and his two betas had breakfast. Agyemang had appealed to Philip to keep Paul for some time until he put his house in order. The alpha said he was sure that between the men and women he was fucking in his pack, Paul would be a dead fish within minutes if he took him there. He needed to take care of some things before he came for his mate. Paul looked so unhappy about Agyemang’s imminent departure that for once, he wasn’t his usual bubbly self. But at least the alpha had promised that he would come and spend every weekend with him until it was safe to take him to his pack.
“When are you supposed to meet with the council, Lip?” Stan asked.
“Met them this morning.” Philip drawled. “Those biddies and geezers gave me a month,” Philip muttered, making everyone laugh. “They clearly just want to punish me.”
“What the fuck!” Agyemang couldn’t mask his shock. “And are you actually going to wait for them?”
“With what I’ve already done and what Jeremy did, I don’t have a choice.” Philip drawled, making everyone except Troy and Paul, laugh.
“Leave me out of this, buddy.” Jeremy laughed. “You dug your own grave.”
“Well, fuck that ceremony,” Stan muttered. “Who needs a ceremony to fuck?”
“My sentiments exactly.” Agyemang rasped. “You don’t look bothered though.” He observed, frowning at Philip.
“Well, I’m not.” Philip chuckled. “Troy needs to be trained anyway.” He didn’t bother telling the people in the room about his personal resolution. If they knew that his plan was to actually court his mate before he had sex with him, they would think he was crazy. But he was determined to do exactly that. He was ready to push that ceremony even further if he had to. “Hopefully in a month, Troy would have gotten enough training from Mama G. to be able to take his opponent down.”
“That’s so true,” Paige said as she stood up and dug through the pocket of her tight leather pants, and pulled out a single butterscotch candy which she threw at her brother. They had all finished eating. “Who are you going to pick to fight, Troy?”
“I haven’t thought of that yet,” Troy responded, his eyes following Philip’s fingers as they unwrapped the candy. “Butterscotch…I love them. Have more?” He asked Paige.
“Nope. That was the last one, unfortunately.” Paige pointed in her brother’s direction.
“Oh.” Troy couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“Lip loves them too,” Paige said. “Lip, give…” But Paige trailed off when her brother stuck out his tongue to show that the candy was already inside his mouth. “Aw!”
“Too late,” Philip mumbled, pointing at his mouth.
“What if he can take it from your mouth?” Paul finally spoke, staring at Philip challengingly and totally ignoring the warning in his friend’s eyes.
Philip’s eyes widened in surprise at Paul’s words. But he spread his hands, indicating that Troy could try if he wanted to. Everyone at the table began to drum on the table with chants of ‘take it. Even the servers joined in the chant.
Troy felt his face burn as everyone chanted. He turned to look at Philip and almost growled at his mate’s cocky demeanor. Philip had relaxed in his seat and was watching him through lowered lids with a smirk on his face that said he didn’t think Troy had the guts to do as Paul had suggested. Troy was up and headed towards Philip before he even knew what he was doing. He almost smirked at the shocked look on Philip’s face.